1、大学英语六级模拟试卷 659（无答案）一、Part I Writing (30 minutes)1 Brand Name First?1现在很多大学生购物追求名牌2我对这一现象的看法3我的购物准则二、Part II Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning) (15 minutes)Directions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions attached to the passage. Fo
2、r questions 1-4, mark：Y (for YES) if the statement agrees with the information given in the passage;N (for NO) if the statement contradicts the information given in the passage;NG (for NOT GIVEN) if the information is not given in the passage.1 Part Reading Comprehension (Skimming and Scanning)Direc
3、tions: In this part, you will have 15 minutes to go over the passage quickly and answer the questions on Answer Sheet 1. For questions 1-7, choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D. For questions 8-10, complete the sentences with the information given in the passage.Cod in T
4、roubleA. In 1992, the devastating collapse of the cod stocks off the east coast of Newfoundland forced the Canadian government to take drastic measures and close the fishery. Over 40,000 people lost their jobs, communities are still struggling to recover and the marine ecosystem is still in a state
5、of collapse. The disintegration of this vital fishery sounded a warning bell to governments around the world who were shocked that a relatively-sophisticated, scientifically-based fisheries management program, not unlike their own, could have gone so wrong. The Canadian government ignored warnings t
6、hat their fleets were employing destructive fishing practices and refused to significantly reduce quotas citing the loss of jobs as too great a concern.B. In the 1950s Canadian and US east coast waters provided an annual 100,000 tons in cod catches rising to 800,000 by 1970. This over fishing led to
7、 a catch of only 300,000 tons by 1975. Canada and the US reacted by passing legislation to extend their national jurisdictions over marine-living resources out to 200 nautical miles and catches naturally declined to 139,000 tons in 1980. However the Canadian fishing industry took over and restarted
8、the over fishing and catches rose again until, from 1985, it was the Canadians who were landing more than 250,000 tons of northern cod annually. This exploitation ravaged the stocks and by 1990 the catch was so low (29,000 tons) that in 1992 (121/2000 tons) Canada had to ban all fishing in east coas
9、t waters. In a fishery that had for over a century yielded a quarter-million ton catches, there remained a biomass of less than 1700 tons and the Fisheries Department also predicted that, even with an immediate recovery, stocks need at least 15 years before they would be healthy enough to withstand
10、previous levels of fishing.C. The devastating fishing came from massive investment poured into constructing huge “draggers“. Draggers haul enormous nets held open by a combination of huge steel plates and heavy chains and rollers that plough the ocean bottom. They drag up anything in the way, inflic
11、ting immense damage, destroying critical habitat and contributing to the destabilization of the northern cod ecosystem. The draggers targeted huge aggregations of cod while they were spawning, a time when the fish population is highly vulnerable to capture. Excessive trawling on spawning stocks beca
12、me highly disruptive to the spawning process, and ecosystem. In addition, the trawling activity resulted in a physical dispersion of eggs leading to a higher fertilization failure. Physical and chemical damage to larvae caused by the trawling action also reduced their chances of survival. These drag
13、gers are now banned forever from Canadian waters.D. Canadian media often cite excessive fishing by overseas fleets, primarily driven by the Capitalist ethic, as the primary cause of the fishing out of the north Atlantic cod stocks. Many nations took fish off the coast of Newfoundland and all used de
14、ep-sea trawlers, and many often blatantly exceeded established catch quotas and treaty agreements. There can be little doubt that non-North-American-fishing was a contributing factor in the cod stock collapse, and that the capitalist dynamics that were at work in Canada were all too similar for the
15、foreign vessels and companies. But all of the blame cannot be put there, no matter how easy it is to do, as it does not account for the management of the resources.E. Who was to blame? As the exploitation of the Newfoundland fishery was so predominantly guided by the government, we can argue that a
16、fishery is not a private area, as the fisher lacks management fights normally associated with property and common property. The state had appropriated the property, and made all of the management decisions. Fishermen get told who can fish, what they can fish, and essentially, what to do with the fis
17、h once it is caught. In this regard then, when a resource such as the Newfoundland fishery collapses, it is more a tragedy of government negligence than a tragedy of the general public.F. Following the 1992s ban on northern cod fishing and most other species, an estimated 30,000 people that had alre
18、ady lost their jobs after the 1992 Northern Cod Moratorium took effect, were joined by an additional 12,000 fishermen and plant workers. With more than forty thousand people out of jobs, Newfoundland became an economic disaster area, as processing plants shut down, and vessels from the smallest dory
19、 to the monster draggers were made idle or sold overseas at bargain prices. Several hundred Newfoundland communities were devastated.G. Europeans need only look across the North Atlantic to see what could be in store for their cod fishery. In Canada they were too busy with making plans, setting expa
20、nsive goals, and then allocating fish, and lots of it, instead of making sound business plans to match fishing with the limited availability of the resource. Cod populations in European waters are now so depleted that scientists have recently warned that “all fisheries in this area that target cod s
21、hould be closed.“ The Canadian calamity demonstrates that we now have the technological capability o find and annihilate every commercial fish stock, in any ocean and do irreparable damage to entire ecosystems in the process. In Canadas case, a two billion dollar recovery bill may only be a part of
22、the total long-term costs. The costs to individuals and desperate communities now deprived of meaningful and sustainable employment is staggering.2 According to the first paragraph, what was a major factor in the Newfoundland cod disaster?（A）The mass unemployment.（B） The collapse of marine ecosystem
23、.（C） The cod collapse.（D）The fleets destructive fishing practices.3 The Canadian government didnt want to reduce cod. catches pre-1992 because they were worried about _.（A）drastic measures（B） the ecological effects（C） the marine ecosystem（D）possible rising unemployment4 Which of the following graph
24、most accurately describes Canadian cod catches from 1950 to 19927 _.（A）（B）（C）（D）5 Canada had to totally ban fishing in east coast waters in the year of _.（A）1975（B） 1980（C） 1990（D）19926 According to passage, which of the following is now true about the Newfoundland fisheries?（A）Normal fishing could
25、start again in 2007.（B） Catches of 2700 tons a year only are permitted.（C） Fishing with draggers will be allowed again in 2007.（D）No cod fishing is allowed but some other species can be caught.7 The massive investment put into the constructing huge draggers resulted in _.（A）more economic disaster ar
26、eas in Newfoundland（B） the recovery of the marine ecosystem（C） the improvement of fishing practices（D）the devastating fishing8 Who does the writer blame for the collapse of the Newfoundland cod fishery?（A）The US fishing industry.（B） The Canadian government.（C） The foreign fishing industry.（D）The Can
27、adian fishing industry.9 Canadian media often cite excessive fishing by overseas fleets, primarily because of _. 10 As to the Newfoundland fishery collapse, it is less a tragedy of the general public than a tragedy of _. 11 In Canadas case, the costs to the deprivation of peoples _ is much greater t
28、han the recovery bill. Section ADirections: In this section, you will hear 8 short conversations and 2 long conversations. At the end of each conversation, one or more questions will be asked about what was said. Both the conversation and the questions will be spoken only once. After each question t
29、here will be a pause. During the pause, you must read the four choices marked A, B, C and D, and decide which is the best answer.（A）Impossible.（B） Reasonable.（C） Troublesome.（D）Attainable.（A）Unstructured sport activity.（B） Unattained afterschool play.（C） Over-protective parents.（D）Super-demanding co
30、aching.（A）There isnt any hope for the womans boyfriends recovering.（B） Its silly worrying about things beyond their control.（C） Science is so advanced that it will make vegetables talk.（D）Everything will work itself out just fine eventually.（A）Calling to say goodbye before leaving.（B） Visiting a fri
31、end on a business trip.（C） Asking for a date over the telephone.（D）Seeing a colleague off at the airport.（A）The price is more reasonable.（B） One might be entitled to a partial refund.（C） The books are in better condition.（D）One can return or exchange the books.（A）He has something more important to d
32、o.（B） He was at the school committee then.（C） He wants to break up with the girl.（D）He has little time to prepare for dinner.（A）Therere some of her favorite clothes.（B） She always gets great discounts there.（C） Everything there is in fact very pretty.（D）She can buy nice clothes at low prices.（A）All
33、the old decent jobs will vanish forever.（B） Additional high-quality jobs will emerge.（C） Some jobs will be replaced by new ones.（D）Jobs will require somewhat different skills.（A）It confirms the traditional opinion.（B） It isnt accepted by the public.（C） It is an addition to former studies.（D）It break
34、s conventional concept.（A）People with potential health problems.（B） People over the age of 50.（C） People who always stay up.（D）People of long-term overwork.（A）Nap is helpful for our health.（B） Nap can make up sleep lack.（C） Nap may disturb regular sleep.（D）Nap can improve sleep quality.（A）Catalogues
35、.（B） Offers.（C） Hardware.（D）Inquiry（A）F. O. B price list.（B） An indication of price.（C） C.I.F.（D）A list of requirements.（A）Quotations（B） Inquiry.（C） Quantity.（D）Indication（A）3% to 4%.（B） 4% to 5%.（C） 4%.（D）3% to 5%.Section BDirections: In this section, you will hear 3 short passages. At the end of e
36、ach passage, you will hear some questions. Both the passage and the questions will be spoken only once. After you hear a question, you must choose the best answer from the four choices marked A, B, C and D.（A）Pre-law students.（B） A group of students.（C） The audience.（D）The faculty.（A）Typing skills.（
37、B） Experience in journalism.（C） Being a qualified student.（D）Lots of money.（A）Two days later.（B） In a couple of days.（C） Immediately after the meeting.（D）Tomorrow.（A）The symbolic significance of a specific color.（B） The subtle cultural connotation of colors.（C） The influence of Westernization on Asi
38、an peoples outlook.（D）Expensive lessons Western businessmen learned in Asia.（A）Yellow.（B） Red.（C） Blue.（D）The combination of green and purple.（A）Good luck.（B） Healthiness.（C） Untidiness and illness.（D）A funeral.（A）They are reluctant to follow the trends in fashion.（B） They are concerned about fashio
39、ns only in younger age.（C） They are far from neglecting what is in fashion.（D）They feel eager to chase after fashions.（A）They are unreasonable.（B） They are varied.（C） They are untraceable.（D）They are identical.（A）He is blamed for the depression in the American hat industry.（B） He is a good example t
40、hat an influential person sets a fashion.（C） He is a typical case showing American changing fashions.（D）He is the only man in America who didnt wear a hat outdoors.（A）Encouraging.（B） Opposing.（C） Ignorant.（D）Sarcastic.Section CDirections: In this section, you will hear a passage three times. When th
41、e passage is read for the first time, you should listen carefully for its general idea. When the passage is read for the second time, you are required to fill in the blanks numbered from 36 to 43 with the exact words you have just heard. For blanks numbered from 44 to 46 you are required to fill in
42、the missing information. For these blanks, you can either use the exact words you have just heard or write down the 36 With the recent rapid advances in information technologies,【B1】_researchers at every level and in every【C2】_ have developed new methods, tools, and 【B3】_ for instruction. As the Int
43、ernet, e-mail and multimedia have already become parts of most college students lives nowadays; 【B4】_ these new information technologies to engineering and science instruction is a great 【B5】_ for teachers and researchers. Although the effectiveness and 【B6】_ of new information technologies on educa
44、tion are not yet well 【B7】_ and documented the promises and 【B8】_ they hold for improving education are exciting. For example, 【B9】_ . Students at home and in work places can have access to learning material at any time. 【B10】 _Students can work on learning materials at their own pace and discuss th
45、em with other people when they have questions. In other words, 【B11 】_ 37 【B1 】38 【B2 】39 【B3 】40 【B4 】41 【B5 】42 【B6 】43 【B7 】44 【B8 】45 【B9 】46 【B10 】47 【B11 】Section ADirections: In this section, there is a passage with ten blanks. You are required to select one word for each blank from a list of
46、 choices given in a word bank following the passage. Read the passage through carefully before making your choices. Each choice in the bank is identified by a letter. Please mark the corresponding letter for each item with a single line through the center. You may not use any of the words in the ban
47、k more than once.47 At the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, psychology professor Bells DePaulo got 77 students and 70 townspeople to volunteer for an unusual project. All kept diaries for a week, recording the numbers and details of the lies they told.One student and six Charlottesville re
48、sidents【C1】_ to have told no falsehoods. The other 140 participants told 1535.The lies were most often not what most of us would call【C2】_ . Someone would pretend to be more positive or supportive of a spouse or friend than he or she really was, or feign (假装) agreement with a relatives opinion. Acco
49、rding to DePaulo, women in their【C3】_ with other women lied mostly to spare the others feelings. Men lied to other men generally for self-promoting reasons.For example, 20 000 middle-and high-schoolers【C4】_ devoted themselves to character education. 92 percent of the teenagers admitted having lied to their parents in the previous year, and 73 percent【C5】_ themselves as “serial liars“, meaning they to
